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Microsoft Vista Home Basic

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    "Window Vista or Windows Dictatorship"

    by spacepirate1 on January 29, 2007

    Pros: It's New(er)

    Cons: Few reasons to upgrade, big brother control mechanisms

    Summary: I won't get into the pros and cons of this new operating system in terms of the usual critique, because it's all been covered here. What I want all of you to be aware about are the technologies that Microsoft has implemented in order to control what you can or can not view or listen too. If you are not familiar with DRM, them please read about it. Microsoft has also implemented AACS within Vista, and this is also something you really need to inform yourselves about. I suggest you start on this website:

    http://www.grc.com/SecurityNow.htm#76

    Listen to episodes 73, 74 and 75. You might be shocked at what you will hear. If you're not that tech-savvy you'll probably have to listen to these shows a couple of times.

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  • reply by: ojas25 on March 11, 2007

    Not sure why Microsoft even put this version on the market, it does hardly any thing, no way good as XP Home. Will not even run Macro media Flash. Very limiting OS version. Vista Home Premium is the lowest I would suggest to anyone. Ojas

  • reply by: UrbanPioneer on February 3, 2007

    Thank you for informing people about this problem. The continuing decrease of user control has been permeating all major software programs for years now and the old hippie activist in me has seen my idealism rapidly turn into cynicism. But, alas, I am far too hooked on computers, the internet and satellite TV or I might be inclined to move to Montana and become a survivalist ... nah, this body is too old to sacrifice all creature comforts!

  • reply by: gveasey on January 30, 2007

    Wow! Thanks for the great links to the podcasts. It is amazing what Microsoft has done... maybe it is their "Suicide Note" as consumers find out what is going on. Not all of us are lemmings.

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